Game apparatus.



AI HVRIDER.

GAMB APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED APRJS, 1913.

1,096,266. Patented May12,1914.

' i '-1111, lo o ANDREW H. RIDER, or DETROIT, Monreaiv.

GAME APPARATUS.

To all 107mm t may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW H. RIDER, a citizen of the United States of America, rcsiding at Detroit, in the county of lVayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Game Apparatus, of which the fo-llowing is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

rl`his invention relates to a game apparatus and to an arrangement thereof for reproduction of base ball.

The invention consists in the matters hereinafter' set forth and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

1n the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of an apparatus that embodies features of the invention; Fig. 2 is a View in end elevation of the apparatus; Fig. 3 is a view in detail, enlarged, of a guide pulley; Fig. l is a view in detail taken on or about line 1V-1V of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a view in transverse section through a driving pulley; Fig. G is a View in detail of the clip; and Fig. 7 is a view in detail of a. ball used.

As herein shown a horizontally disposed rectangular plate or field 1 of suitable material on a frame 20, to generally represent a base ball diamond, is arranged with a home base 2, first base 3, second base l and third base 5 at each corner and with a pitchers box 6 in proper relation thereto. An arm 7 is secured on the field with a ball bat 8 swinging on a chain or flexible supporting member from the free end of the arm. Apertures 9 and pegs 10 engaging the same may be used for keeping track and scoring the game. The bat 8 is so suspended as to be readily swung across the home plate 2 and strike a ball, such as indicated at 11, that is thrown by the user on to a block 6 corresponding to the pitchers box, to bound across the homeplate. The block G is arranged to extend below the field board to rest solidly on the table or support that the field is placed on. T he ball is preferably of celluleid or like light and elastic material.

An endless flexible carrier or belt 12 surrounds the field 1 and travels on flanged pulleys 13 or guide wheels that are journaled each at a corner of the field. Preferably the member 12 is a flat belt or tape. Clips 11i are mounted upon the belt at such intervals that they all may be brought simultaneously into register with the base. Pref erably the clips are in the form of wire loops Specification or" Letters Patent.

Application filed April 28, 1913.

Patented May f2, 191e.

Serial No. 763,955.

whose divergent end portions are riveted or otherwise secured to the belt and whose upper portions are inbent and upturned as indicated in Fig. 9. to travel along over the marginal portions of the plate 1 which may be arranged to represent base paths. Suitable figures of players indicated at 15, are provided each with a grooved block 1G that may be set over the upright portion of a clip loop. A guide pulley 17 at the home plate 2 has a crank 1S by which it may be rotated to drive the belt. If preferred, the drive wheel may have spurs as indicated at Fig. 5 for preventing slipping. The bat is disposed to swing` above the handle 1S. A. finger 19 or knock-o member is secured on the member 7 to project over the belt and engage and dislodge figures thereon from the carriers 1l as they approach the home plate.

In operation a figure is placed on a clip and is brought to the home plate and a person representing the team at bat endeavors to strike a ball bounced on the block or the pitchers box to pass over the home plate. Then the ball is struck the batter advances the figure as far as he can by turning the crank, the other player' recovering the ball and endeavoring to put the moving figure out, under the rules and regulations of the regular game.

Obviously, changes in the details of construction may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention and I do not care to limit myself to any particular form or arrangement of' parts.

What I claim is n v1. Game apparatus comprising a plate representing a base ball diamond with bases at the corners thereof, guide pulleys at each corner of the plate, an endless carrier .mem-

ber traveling on the pulleys, clips secured` on the carrier and adapted to overlie the marginal portions of the plate, player figures adapted to be detachably secured on the clips7 a bat suspended to swing over one of the bases, and a knock-off member adapted to dislodge figures from the clips as they approach said latter base.

2. Game apparatus comprising a plate representing a base ball diamond with bases at the corners thereof, guide pulleys at each corner of the plate, an endless carrier mein ber traveling on the pulleys, clips secured on the carrier and adapted to overlie the marginal portions of the plate, player figures adapted to be detachably secured on the carrier traveling on the pulleys, Clips on the carrier nbent to move over the marginal portions of the plate between the buses, player ligures adapted to be detuchably mounted on the Clips, and a knock-olf memher on the arm in the path of travel of the ligures. l

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ANDREV H. RDER..

clips, means 'for rotating one of the pulleys to drive the Currier, a. but suspended to Swing over one of the bases, und a knock-olil member adapted to dislodge figures from the clips us the)7 approach Suid latter buse.

3. Game apparut-us comprising u plate representing u base ball diamond with home buse, first hase, second hase und third buse :1t the Corners thereof, u pulley journaled Lt each Corner of the plate to turn on an upright axis, u crank for turning` the pulley7 at the home hase, un arm secured on the plate adjacent the home base, u hat suspended on the arm to swing above the crank, an endless Vit-nesses C. R. STIGKNEY, ANNA M. Donn.

Uopes of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

